Share Premium Account

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Usually found on the balance sheet, this is the account to which the amount of money paid (or promised to be paid) by a shareholder for a share is credited to, only if the shareholder paid more than the cost of the share.
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The share premium account may be used to issue bonus shares, write-off equity related expenses like underwriting costs, etc.

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  • What's Your Stock's Repurchase Premium?

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    ... However, there is something that the line doesn't take into account and that's the
    reissue of those shares. ... Return YTD. Share Repurchase Premium. ...

  • Progressive's Premium Is Well Deserved

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    ... But based on profit and underwriting consistency, as well as the ability to continue
    to gain market share going forward, Progressive's premium is well deserved ...

  • Beam Out For A Premium

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Beam-Out-For-A-Premium-BEAM-FBHS-BF.A-BF.B-DEO1108.aspx
    ... to get taken out by a larger player, such as Diageo or French spirits giant
    Pernod-Ricard, which would have to be at a hefty premium to the current share price ...

  • TreeHouse Foods – Store Brands At A Premium Price

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/TreeHouse-Foods--Store-Brands-At-A-Premium-Price-THS-WMT-GIS-K1108.aspx
    ... in love with companies that offer premium-priced goods ... management lagged in raising
    prices to account for higher ... Plenty of Share to Gain TreeHouse has certainly ...

  • Savings Accounts Not Always The Best Place For Cash Assets

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/09/disintermediation.asp
    ... Furthermore, it is possible that the premium account arrangement could simplify
    the investor's monthly statement routine through elimination and consolidation ...

  • A Small Bank Deal With A Big Premium

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/A-Small-Bank-Deal-With-A-Big-Premium-MROE-ONB-STD-MTB-FITB1008.aspx
    ... National for every share of Monroe. At the prices of each stock prior to the open
    of trading Wednesday, that represented an eye-popping 148% premium for Monroe ...

  • A Look At Single-Premium Life Insurance

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    ... 2. Single-premium variable life allows policy owners to select from a menu of ... managed
    stock, bond and money market subaccounts, as well as a fixed account. ...

  • Premium Bonds: Problems And Opportunities

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/bonds/11/premium-bonds-pros-cons.asp
    ... How you account for the lost bond premium in your cost basis can be a little more
    complicated than with a stock, so the purpose of this article is to highlight ...

  • Series 7 Study Guide - Derivatives - Calls and Puts | Investopedia

    http://www.investopedia.com/exam-guide/series-7/derivatives/calls-puts.asp
    ... In the above examples, the premium for a $25 call on a $20 stock might be $3 per
    share, but the premium for an $18 put on that $20 stock might be $1 per share. ...

  • Investigating The Stock Premium Puzzle

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/07/size-value-premium.asp
    ... This helps show that migrations account largely for the return premium. Survivorship
    However, migration or stagnation is not the only alternative. ...

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